Diana Sudyka
1) Little land
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"An environmental tale of land evolving over the millennia up to present day environmental changes, as well as the role one can take in caring for it." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance, all graduates of the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened and members of the Benedict Society, embark on a scavenger hunt that turns into a desperate search for the missing Mr. Benedict.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"With magical, concise and perceptive poems, Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman captures the life of a tree frog in an intimate and moving way. A master of the science note, her fascinating sidebars help bind the twin poems together and ground our perspective. We learn how treefrogs have sticky toe pads, how they still themselves when in danger, how they can change from green to gray to camouflage themselves--even how they eat their own skins,...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
When Reuben discovers an extraordinary antique watch, he soon learns it has a secret power and his life takes an intriguing turn. At first he is thrilled with his new treasure, but as one secret leads to another, Reuben finds himself torn between his innately honest nature and the lure to be a hero. Now he is on a dangerous adventure -- full of curious characters, treacherous traps, and hairsbreadth escapes -- as he races to solve the mystery before...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict, an orphan afflicted with an unfortunate nose and with narcolepsy, is sent to a new orphanage where he encounters vicious bullies, selfish adults, strange circumstances, and a mystery that could change his life forever.
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A girl grows up visiting Snæfellsjökull, the glacier near her home, but when preteen life throws her off-center, she must reconnect with her icy old friend." -- Provided by publisher.
10) Fungi grow
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"Fungi are all around us. They root and fruit and twist and twine. The mycelium roots spread below ground while the mushroom fruits pop above the earth. Some are edible, and some are poisonous. Some help keep forests communicate, others recycle decaying matter. But all across the world, fungi are growing. Discover when, how, where, and why in this poetic and illuminating nonfiction picture book"--
11) Sometimes rain
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
250L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the seasons of the year and the joy each one brings.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
1080L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and paleontology, where she would continue to find things big and small. In 1990, at a dig in South Dakota, Sue made her biggest discovery to date: Sue the T. rex, the largest and most complete T. rex skeleton ever unearthed. Named in Sue's honor, Sue the T. rex would be placed...
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 830L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every evening, from the time she was a child, Maria Mitchell stood on her rooftop with her telescope and swept the sky. And then one night she saw something unusual--a comet no one had ever seen before! Miss Mitchell's extraordinary discovery made her famous the world over and paved the way for her to become America's first professional female astronomer."--